I'm *mostly* a morning person these days. Mostly. But there are those days - you know the ones, right? It's so hard to just roll out of bed and into the day. Sometimes I feel stuck on grumpy. Today was NOT one of those days. Today was our first day back to school here, so … Continue reading Why Gratitude Matters
Cancer
Accidental Hills, and Things You Learn When Out of Town
Did you know that Del Mar is made up entirely of hills? Yeah, neither did I, until I went running this morning. For some reason, during that first mile (entirely uphill) I thought that I just had to crest the hill I was climbing. Then, on the second mile, I knew I had to almost … Continue reading Accidental Hills, and Things You Learn When Out of Town
Limitless
In some space beyond my fingertips is an ending as my arms circle and hips roll and the world comes in and out of sunrise focus there is another wall that I haven't found a stopping point I will only know when I reach inside of it when I squeeze one last pull through liquid … Continue reading Limitless
Shadows and Scars, #wwwblogs
In a dream All was unchanged I returned To myself Exactly What I once was Wholly me A reality imagined While new normal Lingers on the fringes A stranger This life, still unexpected A rawness that slams Against the numbness A reminder ready To the touch A steady shock To the senses - Caroline A. … Continue reading Shadows and Scars, #wwwblogs
Learning to Love Again…#wwwblogs
That title is a "gotcha." If you're here for romance, run for it! 🙂 I have spent the last almost 6 years learning to love my body again. I grew up with all of the same pressures as every young woman in North America: the focus on appearance over substance, the messages that told us … Continue reading Learning to Love Again…#wwwblogs
Around the Clock…#MondayBlogs
Witching hours or the wee hours of darkling dawn find me discovering realms in the textured ceiling The early interruption 11 at night time for reading time for writing time, always more time Early morning lists routine and enthusiasm drowning insomnia in coffee and exercise While the silent knowing remains Death watches closer than we … Continue reading Around the Clock…#MondayBlogs
Salvation…#wwwblogs
I ran beneath the bright moon as the sun rose Rippled clouds above carried grays and wishes for rain As my blood fueled my legs forward, forward It was every run and a first, all its own It was all the nights in college running darkened streets catching cobwebs on my hair avoiding possums My … Continue reading Salvation…#wwwblogs
Sculpture
Suffering creates the silhouette And pain delineates the substance We are all un-sculpted stone rough hewn Plain in our rawness Beautiful - once hammered and chiseled and worn
Friday Philosophy…Restoration
This evening's Friday Philosophy is brought to you courtesy of date night. It's been a week. There's not much I can say about it all right now, but I can tell you that I was busier than a one-legged man in an ass kicking contest. 🙂 So, post-dinner (and dessert, because "cheesecake" is one of … Continue reading Friday Philosophy…Restoration
Wellness Catch Up!
I've been sharing so much poetry here lately that I may have forgotten how to write prose! Today, an interview I did with Colleen M. Story over at the Writing and Wellness blog is out and available. Please go on over to read it right here. While you're there, read some of the other posts … Continue reading Wellness Catch Up!